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BRAZIL: Rate cuts continue amid wider concerns
This is the largest-ever fund aimed at improving integration on the continent, and comes at a pivotal moment for the Mercosur trade bloc, which is facing an existential crisis…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284224
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The following week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved imports of Paraguayan beef for the first time in 26 years. These positive developments come at a time of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283456
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BRAZIL: Deforestation data will raise Amazon hopes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281040
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The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279699
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This has been only partially successful. International loan drawdowns may help the situation in the short term, but the government is having to revise some long-established policy…
Brazil recorded considerable improvements in the conservation of Amazonia in the decade from the mid-2000s. However, tighter budgets since the mid-2010s and the openly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272497
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Gang wars and violence risk.
The situation epitomises the chronically dysfunctional politics of the city and Rio state, of which it is the capital. In recent decades, Rio has plunged into profound economic…
Preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.